I keep saying that ransomware is morphing; that the ransomware that we have known for the last many years is no more. It used to be that the hackers could get people to pay by encrypting their data, so people started doing better with backups. Not necessarily great, but better. So last year one hacker […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Pitney Bowes Hit By Ransomware for 2nd Time in 7 Months Pitney Bowes has verified that it has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time in 7 months. This time it is the maze ransomware, which steals data before encrypting your systems. Sometimes ransomware hackers leave their hooks in a victim’s system […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Three separate ransomware stories – all against healthcare organizations, even though SOME hackers SAID they weren’t going to hack healthcare. Of course, what makes you think you can trust folks who break the law for a living. #1 – Largest Private Hospital Company in Europe Hit By Ransomware Fresenius, is Europe’s largest hospital operator and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I know I keep beating the Ransonware 2.0 drum, but there is a reason for it. There is not a good response to it other than to stop it from happening. According to media reports, Maze ransomware hackers have attacked 5 law firms in the last 30 days and 3 law firms in the last […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Orphaned Data in the Cloud Researchers at security firm vpnMentor found an unsecured S3 bucket with passport, tax forms, background checks, job applications and other sensitive data for thousands of employees of British consultancies. Many of the firms involved are no longer in business. The researchers reported this to Amazon and the UK’s Computer Emergency […]
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